Twestival Local Glasgow
10th Sep 2009
7pm - Midnight
The Living Room, 150 St Vincent St, G2 5NE, Glasgow

Twitter - www.twitter.com/Gtwestival
Blog - www.glasgow.twestival.com
Tickets - www.amiando.com/tweegies

We want YOU to Choose the Official Glasgow Twestival Local Charity.

The charity with the most votes receives all the money raised from the event!

Charities must
- be a registered Scottish charity (OSCR)
- operate or be based in Glasgow

So the charity could be a local charity which only operates in Glasgow OR a national Scottish charity with a Glasgow branch/service OR a Glasgow-based charity which works internationally.

Funds may not be spent on the advancement of religion or politics (including supporting the core activities of religious or political groups).

You can nominate a charity and/or vote for one of the charities below.

If you have any questions please email: twestival@thirdsectorlab.co.uk

One person = One vote
Please do not vote more than once, it is not in the spirit of the competition.

Voting/nominating closes Fri 31st July 2009 at 12pm (GMT)

1. Top Ideas
2. Hot Ideas
3. New Ideas
4. Accepted Ideas
5. Completed Ideas

1. 2,871 votes

   No Strings Attached (Scotland)

   NSA Scotland is a new charity passionate about developing opportunities for children with asthma through music and the arts.

   We are an independent charity working in association with the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and the health profession; committed to providing opportunities for... more

   NSA Scotland is a new charity passionate about developing opportunities for children with asthma through music and the arts.

   We are an independent charity working in association with the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and the health profession; committed to providing opportunities for young people with asthma, to both help better manage their asthma, and develop confidence to more fully
   participate in all that life can offer through music and the arts.

   by anonymous | 21 comments
2. 2,476 votes

   Children's Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS)

   CHAS is a Scottish charity established to provide hospice services in Scotland for children and young people with life-limiting conditions. A children's hospice offers professional care, practical help and emotional support to the whole family usually from the day of acceptance, to the death of t... more

   CHAS is a Scottish charity established to provide hospice services in Scotland for children and young people with life-limiting conditions. A children's hospice offers professional care, practical help and emotional support to the whole family usually from the day of acceptance, to the death of their child and beyond.

   by Alienation Digital | 24 comments
3. 1,339 votes

   Quarriers

   Quarriers is a Scottish Charity supporting people in the areas of Adult Disability, Children & Families, Epilepsy and Young Adults.

   Within Glasgow it operates several services for young homeless people offering emergency accommodation and emotional support. There is also a Carers Centre pr... more

   Quarriers is a Scottish Charity supporting people in the areas of Adult Disability, Children & Families, Epilepsy and Young Adults.

   Within Glasgow it operates several services for young homeless people offering emergency accommodation and emotional support. There is also a Carers Centre providing support for carers of all ages. Two Family Centres provide childcare, support for families and even a Dad's group. There are also several services supporting adults with a disability helping them lead independent lives within their own home.

   Follow them on Twitter: http://twitter.com/quarriers

   Website: http://www.quarriers.org.uk

   by Marc Bowker | 29 comments
4. 541 votes

   Marie Curie Cancer Care's Big Build Appeal

   The Marie Curie Hospice, Glasgow, has served the needs of cancer patients for over 30 years. Nursing standards are excellent but our building simply can’t cope and is becoming expensive to maintain.

   The Big Build Appeal will build the hospice that Glasgow deserves; providing even more care, s... more

   The Marie Curie Hospice, Glasgow, has served the needs of cancer patients for over 30 years. Nursing standards are excellent but our building simply can’t cope and is becoming expensive to maintain.

   The Big Build Appeal will build the hospice that Glasgow deserves; providing even more care, support, dignity and relief than ever before.

   by BigBuild | 22 comments
5. 398 votes

   Glasgow Women's Library

   Glasgow Women’s Library is a vibrant information hub aims to enable women, particularly the most vulnerable and excluded in society, to access the information they need to make positive life choices, which in turn benefits the city of Glasgow and Scotland as a whole.

   Breaking down barriers to le... more

   Glasgow Women’s Library is a vibrant information hub aims to enable women, particularly the most vulnerable and excluded in society, to access the information they need to make positive life choices, which in turn benefits the city of Glasgow and Scotland as a whole.

   Breaking down barriers to learning and participation for women enables them to become fully active citizens, develop skills and knowledge, engender self-confidence and equip themselves to pass on their experience to benefit their families and broader communities.

   In addition, the Library is dedicated to providing an information resource relevant to all areas of women’s lives, history, culture and achievements for use by individuals and groups from all areas of the community.

   We are currently in a temporary space, and are raising funds to renovate our future home in the Mitchell Library, to ensure that GWL is able to provide the best possible service for women and others seeking information on women’s issues, histories and achievements, in a safe and friendly environment.

   More information about the Library and the work we do is available on our website at http://www.womensibrary.org.uk, and of course you can follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/gwlkettle

   by The GWL Kettle | 27 comments
6. 308 votes

   Erskine

   Founded in 1916, Erskine has provided nursing and medical care for former members of our Armed Forces through two world wars and the more recent conflicts and peace keeping initiatives of the twentieth and twenty first centuries. Re-building shattered lives, restoring dignity and providing first ... more

   Founded in 1916, Erskine has provided nursing and medical care for former members of our Armed Forces through two world wars and the more recent conflicts and peace keeping initiatives of the twentieth and twenty first centuries. Re-building shattered lives, restoring dignity and providing first class care to ex-Service men and women both young and old have been the cornerstones on which Erskine has built an unrivalled reputation. http://www.erskine.org.uk/

   by sagraham | 20 comments
7. 173 votes

   Dogs Trust Glasgow

   Based in the East End near Mount Vernon, Dogs Trust Glasgow cares for up to 120 homeless dogs at any one time.
   In 2008 over 1,000 dogs were rehomed and no healthy dog is ever put to sleep.
   Education team Lorraine and her dogs Donny and Scout visit Glasgow schools speaking to over 300 children e... more

   Based in the East End near Mount Vernon, Dogs Trust Glasgow cares for up to 120 homeless dogs at any one time.
   In 2008 over 1,000 dogs were rehomed and no healthy dog is ever put to sleep.
   Education team Lorraine and her dogs Donny and Scout visit Glasgow schools speaking to over 300 children each week. Their key messages of a dog's needs and responsibilities of dog ownership will shape decisions of the dog owners of the future.
   For more information visit -
   www.dogstrust.org.uk
   www.learnwithdogs.co.uk

   by Victoria Kelly | 25 comments
8. 129 votes

   The National Autistic Society Scotland

   NAS Scotland is the leading charity for people affected by autism. 1 in 100 people in Scotland have autism. Together with their families, they make up over 200,000 people whose lives are touched by autism every single day.
   Despite this, autism is still relatively unknown and misunderstood. Which... more

   NAS Scotland is the leading charity for people affected by autism. 1 in 100 people in Scotland have autism. Together with their families, they make up over 200,000 people whose lives are touched by autism every single day.
   Despite this, autism is still relatively unknown and misunderstood. Which means that many of these 200,000 people get nothing like the level of help, support and understanding they need.
   Together, we are going to change this.

   by anonymous | 17 comments
9. 82 votes

   Myasthenia Gravis Association

   Myasthenia Gravis is a RARE and severe muscle weakening disease. The Myasthenia Gravis Association is the ONLY charity in Scotland, dedicated to providing expert care, advice and information to those loving with MG and their families.

   Because we are a small charity, with a lot of work to do, we... more

   Myasthenia Gravis is a RARE and severe muscle weakening disease. The Myasthenia Gravis Association is the ONLY charity in Scotland, dedicated to providing expert care, advice and information to those loving with MG and their families.

   Because we are a small charity, with a lot of work to do, we are often overlooked. Please help us by voting, any support - however small - means a great deal to us.

   Myasthenia Gravis is such a rare disease, so people with MG can feel isolated. It is not uncommon that employers, friends, family and medical professionals just don't understand the condition. That is where the Myasthenia Gravis Association comes in. We try to provide support and information, we organise conferences and facilitate support groups.

   by Laura Ferguson | 21 comments
10. 62 votes

    Glasgow YWCA

    Glasgow YWCA operates a Family Learning Centre in the Charing Cross area of Glasgow, supporting young women and families to build better futures for themselves and fulfil their potential.

    The Family Learning Centre offers lifelong learning classes including litaracy, computing, and arts and cra... more

    Glasgow YWCA operates a Family Learning Centre in the Charing Cross area of Glasgow, supporting young women and families to build better futures for themselves and fulfil their potential.

    The Family Learning Centre offers lifelong learning classes including litaracy, computing, and arts and crafts, as well as a free on site creche. Women are able to build thier skills and self confidence and improve their ability to access further education, training or employment opportunities.

    Glasgow YWCA is an inclusive organisation and welcomes people from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities.

    by anonymous | 22 comments
11. 44 votes

    Buteyko Institute Trust

    by Jill McGowan | 21 comments
12. 40 votes

    Macmillan Cancer Support

    Source of support, helping with all the things that people affected by cancer need. It's not only patients who live with cancer. Macmillan helps carers, families and communities. One out of 3 people get cancer.

    by anonymous | 28 comments
13. 39 votes

    Yorkhill childrens foundation

    helping the scottish childrens life and making things easier when they are in hospital

    by Tricia McKinlay | 52 comments
14. 37 votes

    Alzheimer Scotland

    Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland's leading dementia charity. We provide several services across Glasgow including day care, home support, carer support, carer education, a younger persons (for anyone with a diagnosis under the age of 65) support service, information, advice and counselling.

    by Alzheimer Scotland | 31 comments
15. 29 votes

    The Multiple Sclerosis Society Scotland

    The west of Scotland has the highest percentage of people affected with MS anywhere in the world.

    The Multiple Sclerosis Society Scotland is Scotland's largest charity for people affected by multiple sclerosis. We are part of the MS Society of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. About 10,400... more

    The west of Scotland has the highest percentage of people affected with MS anywhere in the world.

    The Multiple Sclerosis Society Scotland is Scotland's largest charity for people affected by multiple sclerosis. We are part of the MS Society of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. About 10,400 people in Scotland have MS.

    by anonymous | 20 comments
16. 11 votes

    Contact a Family

    Contact a Family Scotland should be official Glasgow Twestival local charity. Never before have I encountered such a dedicated team who genuinely and passionately care not only about what they do, but who they are helping also.

    Their family workers and volunteer reps help families with disabled... more

    Contact a Family Scotland should be official Glasgow Twestival local charity. Never before have I encountered such a dedicated team who genuinely and passionately care not only about what they do, but who they are helping also.

    Their family workers and volunteer reps help families with disabled children on so many levels, whether its through organising workshops, offering advice, hosting support groups or working alongside professionals to ensure that our voices as parents gets heard.

    by Contact a Family - For Families With Disabled Children | 18 comments
17. 10 votes

    Aberlour RoC (Running other Choices) Project

    Running: Other Choices (ROC) is a service dedicated to young people in Scotland, under the age of 16, who are thinking about or have run away.

    The ROC service provides both a refuge and outreach service to support some of Scotland’s most vulnerable children and young people.

    With over 9,000 chi... more

    Running: Other Choices (ROC) is a service dedicated to young people in Scotland, under the age of 16, who are thinking about or have run away.

    The ROC service provides both a refuge and outreach service to support some of Scotland’s most vulnerable children and young people.

    With over 9,000 children in Scotland running away each year and two thirds of these not being reported missing to the police, it was clear there was a need for this vital service.

    The ROC service opened in 2004 and provides Scotland’s only refuge for young runaways who feel unable to return home. It is a safe haven away from the dangerous streets where 1 in 6 of the 9,000 runaways each year are physically or sexually assaulted.

    by Maverick Mac | 24 comments
18. 10 votes

    Big Issue Foundation Scotland

    The Big Issue Foundation Scotland (BIFS) is the charitable arm of The Big Issue in Scotland magazine. Over the last 12 years BIFS has developed and supported a range of initiatives designed to address the issues arising from and underlying homelessness. BIFS acknowledges that homelessness and it... more

    The Big Issue Foundation Scotland (BIFS) is the charitable arm of The Big Issue in Scotland magazine. Over the last 12 years BIFS has developed and supported a range of initiatives designed to address the issues arising from and underlying homelessness. BIFS acknowledges that homelessness and its associated difficulties impacts on families and communities and its effects are often intergenerational. In order to address these underlying issues BIFS is embarking on an entirely new direction through the development of its ‘WITH KIDS’ project initially within the east end of Glasgow. This project is based on a preventative approach and involves early intervention working with children and families offering a range of individual, social and practical support aimed at building resilience and self-esteem.

    by gill levy | 19 comments
19. 7 votes

    The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice

    Provides specialist palliative care for people with life-limiting illnesses, usually cancer, and support for their families and carers. http://www.ppwg.org.uk

    by anonymous | 20 comments
20. 5 votes

    LGBT Youth Scotland

    LGBT Youth Scotland is a national youth organisation providing a range of services and opportunities for young people, families and professionals and working towards the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people in the life of Scotland.

    We provide a range of services and... more

    LGBT Youth Scotland is a national youth organisation providing a range of services and opportunities for young people, families and professionals and working towards the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people in the life of Scotland.

    We provide a range of services and opportunities for young people, families and professionals in order to proactively assist with increasing awareness and confidence, in turn reducing isolation and intolerance.

    We support the network of LGBT young people and groups around Scotland and their representatives – the LGBT Youth Council.

    We were established in November 1989 by members of the LGBT community in Edinburgh and became a national organisation in April 2003.

    by anonymous | 22 comments